1.   As Owen had not appointed Yussuf to his service in the first place but Yussuf had appointed himself, this seemed beside the point.

2.   Among the new titles, quality exists here and there but seems beside the point.

3.   All the computer searches seem beside the point since the president and other officials saw the White House crew filming.

4.   But somehow the stores always seemed beside the point.

5.   But that really seems beside the point.

6.   But their time together was shaped so much by world events that their relationship seems almost beside the point.

7.   But to some people here, the issue of whether the article was accurate seems beside the point.

8.   Death seemed beside the point.

9.   For Jack Kemp, a political outcast among many Republicans just a few short months ago, winning almost seems beside the point.

10.   For this embattled outpost of commerce, celebrating the passage of a year under Chinese rule seems almost beside the point.